2021, another bad year for tankers
An expected recovery in tanker rates never came in 2021, a year marked by continued oversupply and tepid demand, according to Poten and Partners. In its weekly opinion piece, Poten…
MSC overtakes Maersk as world’s largest ocean carrier
Swiss container shipping company, Mediterranean Shipping Company MSC is now the world’s largest ocean carrier by operated container vessel capacity, maritime consultancy Alphaliner said. On January 5, MSC; the long-term…
Congestion hits New York, New Jersey Ports as Covid cases spike
Port of New York The Port of New York and New Jersey has been hit with congestion due to a spike in the number of port workers in quarantine for…
City of London says COVID is masking Brexit hit on finance
Getting ahead in global finance after Brexit needs sustained British government impetus, the City of London’s policy chief said on Wednesday, adding that COVID-19 may be masking some of the…
Agbakoba writes INEC over Electoral Act Amendment…Accuses NASS of power usurpation
Dr. Olisa Agbakoba SAN Foremost human rights lawyer and former President of the Nigerian Bar Association NBA, Dr Olisa Agbakoba SAN has written the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC on…
NIMASA begins digital vessel manifest regime
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency NIMASA has commenced total digital manifest management regime for all vessels calling at all the nation’s seaports. This is in line with NIMASA’s…
Oboroche youths, women acquire entrepreneurial skills
A section of Owerri, the Imo State capital Oboroche Ubaha autonomous community in Orodo, Mbaitoli Local Government Area of Imo State ended year 2021 on cheery notes when on December…
Nigeria Customs awaits directive on border reopening
Ahead of the January deadline set by the Economic Community of West African States ECOWAS for the re-opening of all shut land borders, the Nigeria Customs Service has said it…
SIFAX Group contracts CCECC to expand Ijora Terminal
From left: Managing Director, SIFAX Shipping ICT Limited, Paul Linden, Oluwo of Iwo Land, Osun State; Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi, Executive Vice Chairman, SIFAX Group; Dr. Taiwo Afolabi, Managing Director, China…
